Tag Archives: Shinnecock Indian Nation

The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce announced today its member organizations had voted unanimously to support the development of a casino at Belmont Racetrack. Members of the council cited an increase in the number of jobs and other economic ...

While oddsmakers and bettors are busy handicapping the field for tomorrow’s 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes, there’ll be few winners outside the Belmont Park fence, where a blighted Elmont is looking more and more like an also-ran. As Belmont ...

Jason Cofield, a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Air Force veteran, is hoping to make a splash with a new boutique gym in Southampton Village. Cofield opened Evolution Fitness with his partner Scott Wilson, in early May after ...

April 13, 2011Comments Off on Shinnecocks elect Bess trustee in runoff

In a choice of leadership at a crucial time, the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Tuesday elected Frederick C. Bess as its third trustee in a runoff election against incumbent Trustee Lance Gumbs. The run-off followed an April 5 election in ...

April 6, 2011Comments Off on Shinnecock elect 2 trustees, runoff for 3rd set

The Shinnecock Indian Nation on Tuesday elected two trustees to serve on its ruling body, but said for the first time in more than 200 years it would have to hold a runoff to name the third due to a ...

December 23, 2010Comments Off on Looks like our flux capacitor actually works

The results of the 2010 U.S. census brought the news that New York would be losing two seats from the House of Representatives, bringing its total down to just 27 – the lowest it’s been since the early 1800s. In ...

Officials of the Shinnecock Indian Nation told a group of Long Island business leaders Friday that the selection sites for their planned gaming operations must wait until a compact can be signed with the state, allowing for one or more ...

Gov. David Paterson confirmed Tuesday that he is working to reach an agreement to approve construction of an Indian-owned casino in the Catskills. The potential deal would allow a casino to be built in Sullivan County as part of a ...

Jericho-based Beechwood Organization is in contract to buy 143 acres in Plainview owned by Charles Wang to build homes, despite a published report that the parcel was in the running for a Shinnecock casino. The property had been slated for ...

A century after a judge ruled it had been disbanded and dissolved, the Montaukett tribe is embroiled in a fight for formal recognition from New York state. The Montauk Indian Nation is issuing membership cards, seeking to locate members who’ve ...